2008 Second Quarter Currency Forecasts

[B]EUR/USD [/B](Link to Fundamental and Technical Outlook)

  • Unprecedented Developments Trigger Unprecedented Responses
  • How Low Will the Fed Go?
  • What About Inflation?
  • US: How Deep of a Recession?
  • Euro the Invincible
  • ECB Remained Hawkish As Employment Growth Continued
  • Clouds on the Horizon
  • North – South Decoupling?
  • Euro Strength Will Only Come From Dollar’s Weakness
  • Intervention Beyond 1.60?

[I]Tell us Where You Think the EUR/USD is headed in 2008?[/I]

[B]USD/JPY [/B](Link to Fundamental and Technical Outlook)

  • Will Risk Aversion Help the Japanese Yen?
  • Is the Carry Trade Over?
  • Japanese Consumers Remain Deadweight
  • As the Global Economy Slows, So Will Japan
  • BOJ On Hold Despite Economic Conditions and New Governor
  • EURJPY Risks to the Downside Amidst Risk Aversion, ECB Prospects
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[B]GBP/USD [/B](Link to Fundamental and Technical Outlook)

  • Is the UK Following in the US’ Footsteps?
  • The Outlook for Growth Fades
  • A Housing Collapse That Could Rival The United States
  • Credit Market Conditions Roil The Global Financial Leader
  • Pound Struggling To Keep Its Yield Advantage
  • A New High in EURGBP
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    [B]USD/CAD [/B](Link to Fundamental and Technical Outlook)
  • The Canadian Dollar is Giving Back Some of its Gains
  • Canada is Feeling the Pain from a U.S. Economic Slowdown
  • Bank of Canada says Risks for Inflation had clearly Shifted to the Downside
  • Since Crude Oil is trading above $110 why the CAD has been falling?
  • Q2 2008 Outlook for the Canadian Economy

[I]Tell us Where You Think the USD/CAD is headed in 2008?[/I]

[B]AUD/USD [/B](Link to Fundamental and Technical Outlook)

  • Can Gold Prices and Carry Trade Interest Keep the Aussie Afloat?
  • Global Growth: Recoupling? Decoupling? Can Commodity Prices Continue at Astronomical Levels?
  • Reserve Bank of Australia Most Likely to Keep Rates Unchanged, Remove Key Pillar of Aussie Dollar Support
  • What to look for in the Australian Dollar in the Second Quarter, 2008

[B]NZD/USD [/B](Link to Fundamental and Technical Outlook)

  • Will Record Interest Rates Derail Growth?
  • Will The Commodity Bubble Burst?
  • Which Way Will Risk Winds Blow?

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USD/CHF [/B](Link to Fundamental and Technical Outlook)

  • Risk Trends and Trade Flows Push the Franc to Outperform Against the US Dollar
  • Most Swiss Fundamentals Turning Lower, Consumption Sending Mixed Signals
  • SNB Keeps Interest Rates on Hold as Inflation Pushes Higher
  • Policy Symmetry and Risk Aversion Are Key Drivers of the EURCHF Exchange Rate